Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club

Aris VC
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Full name	Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club
Ground	Nick Galis Hall; (capacity: 5,138); Mikra National Gym; (capacity: 1,543)
Chairman	Konstantinos Gavrielides
Head Coach	Giannis Melkas
League	A1
Uniforms
Home	Away

Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of A.S. Aris Thessaloniki, the major multi-sport club of Thessaloniki, Greece. Aris VC participates in the A1 Division and it is one of the most historical teams of the whole club and of the most stable values of the Greek volleyball, inside and outside its borders.

History

Aris was the first team to end Olympiacos and Panathinaikos domination of the sport, conquering the Greek Championship in 1997. Aris' roster, that period, was the strongest the club ever had, as it included top scorers Ganev, Konstantinov and some of the most capable Greek players then available: Alexandropoulos, Papakosmas, Melkas, Mitroudis, Chatziantoniou etc.

The club has to demonstrate a very decent and respectful presence in the Greek Cup as well, having reached the final six times. The fact that they had to play all the finals against the season's champions (Olympiacos 5 times and Iraklis 1 time), prevented Aris from winning even one of them. However, they managed to win the Super Cup in 1997. The following season they participated in the Champions League, with a remarkable presence and especially an unforgettable 3-0 road win against European champion Modena.

Honours

1 Greek championship: 1996-97
1 Greek Super Cup: 1997
6 times finalists of Greek Cup: 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002
2 times in F4 of CEV Cup: 1993 (4th place), 1995 (4th place)

Current men's volleyball squad

Season 2015–2016

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Date of birth
1	Vaggelis Koutsonikas	Outside Hitter	1.90	5/5/1995
2	Giannis Kyriakidis	Outside Hitter	1.93	7/7/1982
3	Kostas Gkirtzikis	Middle Blocker	1.97	24/1/1975
4	Giannis Papaiakovou	Middle Blocker	1.92	12/11/1982
5	Christos Melkas	Middle Blocker	1.89	2/8/1996
7	Labis Babalioutas	Libero	1.86	18/12/1986
8	Nikos Milis	Opposite	2.02	28/9/1981
9	Giannis Charitonidis	Setter	1.85	24/11/1978
11	Sotiris Sotiriou	Outside Hitter	1.98	20/4/1989
13	Vasilis Mouchlias	Outside Hitter	1.94	21/11/1996
17	Nikos Papastamatatos	Setter	1.93	14/5/1995
18	Enias Tzelati	Opposite	1.98	15/5/1982
19	Christos Ntinopoulos	Outside Hitter	1.90	13/2/1989

Technical and managerial staff

Staff
Technical Director	Kostas Charitonidis
Coach	Giannis Melkas

Notable players

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Notable coaches